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Very Strange Radiator :shock:
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:04 pm
by Ero_sennin
I went to get new wheels fitted this afternoon. When they lifted the car the radiator started leaking. Kept on leaking till they finished and lowered the car it stopped leaking again. Now this is the weirdest thing I have seen happen to my SX. Any Idea's
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:16 am
by ChemCool
When I inteprid your sentence, I would say it happened because the water leaked out completely. Once the car was lowered, no more water any more. It sounds like a joke for a moment, but surely I beleive you are serious and then it is weird??
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:32 pm
by Ero_sennin
No the water did not leak completely out I still drove home abot 6km. not even overheating. I topped up the radiator with water when I got home and checked below and no water was leaking out at all.
This is very strange I am not joking at all.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:24 pm
by Daniel
dunno about the rad...but lets see the wheels
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:06 pm
by Ero_sennin
There you goes thats what they look like.
They will do for now.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:39 pm
by Jay_boy
Very Very nice!! looks alot like the ones im gonna put on my baby!!
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:44 am
by WooHaa
Bling Bling!!
What size tyres do they take?
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:50 am
by Ero_sennin
17" 215/45
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:16 pm
by WooHaa
I actually need 215 40 17"
How much did you pay for the tyres & where.
If you don't mind me asking.
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:22 pm
by Ero_sennin
the invoice is at home ill check and post it
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:54 pm
by widowmaker
youre one of those people that dont ask how much something is - you just pick the ones you like and then swipe the american express card...
gmmmff
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:50 pm
by Ero_sennin
It seems my Radiator is still leaking just very slowly, guessing 1 drop every 3 min. Any one fix a radiator before? Need some advice on what to use and how to go about it. Prately Steel maybe??
widowmaker Wrote:
youre one of those people that dont ask how much something is - you just pick the ones you like and then swipe the american express card...
gmmmff
Something like that! though I had no choice I've been driving on near slicks since January
and I thought, hell if I need new tyres I might aswell have something nice to wrap them over.
It worked out to about R730 per tyre @ malas in pretoria.
Not sure if it was discounted, due to that I bought the whole package of rims and tyres etc...
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:36 am
by Vlade
Hey man, wheels look kwel!
On the radiator, its a tuffy, I have heard that one cant use these "radiator stop leak" products as our core is very thin and it might block the channels because of rust build up, then again, your water system was the cleanest i've seen in any car (other than a new car) before so you can maybe try it...
Worst case you might need to replace it... I reckon go to a radiator place and ask them if they can't fix it... maybe they can just weld the hole shut...
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:55 pm
by Ero_sennin
I have a new theory on what happend. After inspecting, feeling around, getting under etc.( and studying the service manual) I think that when they lifted my car the rubber mountings on the bottom of the radiator(connected to some part on the suspension) sortoff pulled the bottom tank open a little on the radiator, causing the leak. So if I'm lucky I might be able to fix this by either fastening the metal clips or using some sealent or something.Worst case Ill take it to a radiator place
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:26 am
by Ero_sennin
Who knows what murphy thinks about it when I say:"I'll remove my Radiator on sunday morning to see whats going on"
Murphy thinks this must not be done so he pops my head gasket and gives me a big babalas.
Basterd.
I wrote: worst case
Guess murphy reads this forum aswell.
Normally Id fix this myself until I saw all the things that need to be removed(cam belt) etc ..etc..